Surgery and six months update on Mbonambi knee injury out now
Surgery a success for Mbonambi, six months out [update]
Catch up on the latest injury update for Bongi Mbonambi, with the Sharks and Springbok hooker set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Bongi Mbonambi suffered a serious knee injury in the early stages of the World Cup final, and a lengthy injury absence is now on the cards.During a media briefing on Wednesday, coach John Plumtree revealed more bad news for the Sharks, as he confirmed that Springbok prop Vincent Koch has also joined Mbonambi on the injury list.
“ptGet up to date on Bongi Mbonambi’s injuries, as the Sharks and Springbok hooker anticipate a prolonged absence.
Early in the World Cup final, Bongi Mbonambi sustained a catastrophic knee injury, and it now looks like he may miss a significant amount of time due to injury.
Coach John Plumtree delivered more devastating news for the Sharks on Wednesday during a media meeting. He verified that Springbok prop Vincent Koch had now joined Mbonambi on the injury list.
According to Plumtree, “Bongi is out longer than that, possibly for the rest of the season, and Vincent is out. He will be out for about three mont phs.”
out for longer than that, possibly for the rest of the season,” Plumtree said.
According to SuperSport.com, Mbonambi’s injury is expected to keep him on the sidelines for at minimum six months, and it seems unlikely he play in this URC season – unless its during the very latter stages.
With the Sharks having made a slow start to the URC, the potential long-term absence of Mbonambi does come as a blow.
In total, the Sharks have in fact listed as many as 12 players out with injury, with other big names such as Vincent Tshituka, Curwin Bosch and Francois Hougaard joining Mbonambi and Koch on the sidelines.
Players not available for Sharks selection due to injury, including Mbonambi:
Bongi Mbonambi
Eduan Keyter
Le Roux Roets
Muller du Plessis
Nevaldo Fleurs
Francois Hougaard
Reniel Hugo
Vincent Koch
Vincent Tshituka
Curwin Bosch
Kerron van Vuuren
When will Bok players be back in the URC
The World Cup Springboks from South Africa “are only likely to all be back for their franchises by the end of the month, and in some cases only in December,” according to a news release released by the URC last week.
The World Cup players, who had just wrapped up their trophy tour, were informed by their franchises that they would be required to take a three-week break before they could rejoin their teams.